Sample Parent Letter

First Day of School

Where has the summer gone? Can you believe it is already that
time of year where parents are bombarded with letters from teachers and
slips of papers that require signatures? Well, it is!

I hope you will take a few moments to read over the class syllabus for
my course. Please pay particular attention to the student expectations
and requirements. Your son or daughter will need to bring a pen (preferably
black ink), pencil, loose leaf notebook paper, a folder, and a small three
ring binder (½" is fine) to class each day. Diskettes will
be provided by the school and left at school each day. Points will
be deducted for students that come to class unprepared, so please make
sure that your son/daughter understands the class policies.

In most of my classes, the students will be using the internet and electronic
mail periodically. Should you have any objections to that, please
let me know in the extra space below. I will try to keep you abreast
of any internet related projects throughout the school year. The
students should receive a network user agreement within the next week or
two and this will need to be returned as soon as possible to ensure that
students are aware of the school usage policy.

Should you have any questions about the coursework, please feel free
to call me at school or at home. If you have no questions at
this time, please sign and return the slip below stating that you and your
child have read the syllabus and understand it. Should you have any
concerns throughout the year, please do not hesitate to contact me.
I am looking forward to the school year and believe it will be a rewarding
one.

Sincerely,

Tonya D. Skinner
Business/Computer Teacher

Attachment: Syllabus

INSTRUCTOR: Mrs. Tonya Skinner
DATE:__________ CLASS HOUR:_______

STUDENT NAME:__________________________________

CLASS:_________________________________________

Please check the appropriate boxes below:
Y N
__ __ My son/daughter has my permission to use the
internet as needed for research in class.
__ __ My son/daughter has my permission to obtain
electronic mail access and use it throughout
the course of this class.
__ __ My son/daughter has a computer with internet
access at home.

My son/daughter and I have read the class syllabus for the course listed
above and understand the instructor's expectations of the students.